Smarter Smart Phones: How Smart is Too Smart?
Since the inception of smartphones in 2007, these amazing little devices how revolutionized our lives in a multitude of ways. We no longer have to carry around 15 different electronic devices and our social networks are just a few thumb-clicks away. As awe-inspiring as smartphones are though, how smart is too smart?
Hundreds of millions of smartphones are sold each year and it seems almost everyone has become a slave to these devices. I’m no exception, I’ve become so reliant on my smart phone for daily tasks that I, like most of you, wouldn’t be able to find that coffee shop downtown or make it through my cardio workout without it.
Calling this devices smartphones, may be missing the mark a bit. They’ve evolved far beyond traditional cell phones and the ability to make calls is just a tiny portion of their capabilities. A more appropriate title might be mobile computer. That said, since the dawn of the computing age computers have become closer and closer to us. In the beginning a computer was a monstrosity that commanded entire room volumes. Then came the PC and computing became more accessible to the average person. Smart phones are the next evolution of the PC and we carry them around in our pockets. It makes you wonder, just what is the next evolution of personal computing?Take a look here to learn more: The Dawn of the Post-PC Era. Not.
